The weekly sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1886-1887, 1887-06-30
WASHINGTON WRIT.
GOVERNMENT GLEANINGS AND
GENERAL GOSSIP.

GOVERNMENT GLEANINGS AND
GENERAL GOSSIP.
Political Polemics.-The Next Nation
al Contest.-esBoss Billy'' Malone to
Run the Republican Machine. Cen
eral News.
Special Correspondence of The Sentinel.
WASHINGTON, June 27th.-One
year hence the national conventions
of the two great political parties will
be called upon to nominate candidates
for the most exalted position known
to our form of government. Unless
there is a radical change of public
sentiment in the meantime, the head
of the next national Democratic tick
ct can already be predicted with
reasonable degree of certainty: Grow
er Cleveland will be offered renomi-
nation and the probabilities are that
he will accept. There is not however
any very decided opinion among
statesmen and politicians, more or
less of whom are here every day from
all portions of the country, as to
who will be the most available man
for the second place on the ticket.
Southerners generally hold to the
opinion that it is high time our section
was given representation and it is not
improbable that a Southerner or
Southwestern man will be nominated
for Vice President. Speaker Car
Isle is prominently mentioned in that
connection, and although he was a
Union member of the Kentucky legis-
lature during the war, he is now re-
garded as a typical and representative
Southern Democrat. Besides, Cleve-
land and Carlisle would sound I'M
commonly well, and it is believed
that such ticket would "take" inn
mensely with the people.
A REPUBLICAN RECoNNoIssANCE.
There are but two candidates
Blaine and Sherma..-for the Repub-
lican nomination nov prominent in
the field. But when we reflect upon
the outcome of the conventions OF '76
and 80, which nominated respectively
the clark horses" Hayes and Gar
field, it does not by any means ap-
pear to be a foregone conclusion that
either of those gentlemen will secure
the nomination. 1t is apparent how
ever that the Sherman boom is grow
ing and it is very probable that the
Ohio Senator will have as large, if not
greater following in the convention
than the 'plumed knight" will be
able to command. AS candidate
the Democrats would probably prefer
Blaine, but as President we would
have little to expect from either
both hate the South most cordially
and there is diversity of opinion as
to which hates us the most. But then
we do not believe either will ever be-
come President. however many nomi-
nations he may receive. IF Logan
were alive / believe he would be the
next nominee of his party.
MALONE TO BE MANAGER.
1t is the opinion of Republican
leaders that ex-senator Malone, of
Virginia, will be made chairman of
the Republican national convention
and that he will practically have the
management of the Republican side of
the campaign. There is neither sense
nor policy in denying the feet that he
is one of the most remarkable politi-
cal managers of our day and time. He
probably has no superior in this coup-
try, unless it is Senator German, of
Maryland, who so ably conducted the
Cleveland canvass, and who, by the
way, will doubtless be the chairman
of the next Democratic National
Committee.
A SCHEME TO SMASH THE SOLID SOUTH.
It is very evident that the Repub-
licans intend to make a Herculean
effort to break the Solid South, and
the probable selection of Malone as
chairman is prinao .facie evidence OF
that fact. Besides prominent Repub-
lican politicians are now boasting of
their ability to accomplish that result
and the principal weapon they are
said to contemplate using is the
Knights OF Labor organization. Their
| efforts will be directed chiefly, if not
entirely, to the States of Virginia and
North Carolina, and our friends may
as well be Gil their guard and prepare
for hot fight. Praemonitus, prae-
n,atnitats /; .f,aem respice.
WARNING IN sTHE WORLD"
The Washington correspondent OF
the New York World telegraphs that
paper the following:
A gentleman who Is admitted to the inner
| circles of Republican conferences said to-day
that Benj.F. Jones, of Pittsburg, who was the
chairman of the Republican National Committee
during the last campaign, will not fill similar
said "There has been a great deal of talk con,
| Meeting the name of ex-senator Malone, Of
Virginia, with this place. 1t is believed that il
Malone will accept it the honor can be his
| He is one of the very best political organizers